BRUNSWICK — The Theater Project Professional Ensemble will present “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde, adapted by Merlin Holland and John O’Connor and directed by Al Miller, Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 8 to 18, at The Theater Project, 14 School St.

Set in the decadent world of Victorian London, a beautiful young man named Dorian Gray becomes infatuated by the exquisite portrait that artist Basil Hallward has painted of him and makes a Faustian pact enabling him to pursue a never-ending life of hedonism and debauchery, while the painting records every sin.

Oscar Wilde’s only novel caused an immediate scandal when it was first published in 1890, and its themes of youth and decay, innocence and corruption, art and reality are even more relevant in the 21st century.

The production features performances by Thomas Ian Campbell as Dorian Gray, Andrew Elijah Edwards as Basil Hallward, Tom Handel as Lord Henry Wotton, Catherine Buxton as Lady Agatha, and Anna Mikuskova as Sibyl Vane. Technical direction and scenic andlighting design is by JP Gagnon, costumes by Jessie Eastman Perry and sound design by Jen Roe. 

The play’s run will include several special events, including an art show in the theater lobby, a talk-back with consultant Nina Roth-Wells, and a dinner/theater collaboration with Taverna Khione, 25 Mill St. For more information on these events, visit theater project.com/coming-up.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. All tickets are pay-what-you-want, with a suggested price of $18. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 207-729-8584 or visit www.theaterproject.com. This production is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, LTD.

Thomas Ian Campbell plays Dorian Gray.